[Official] Texans Offseason 2011

weslinder · Aug 5, 2011

Has anyone commented on how Brooks Reed is doing in camp? I've heard reports about Watts, Harris, Shiloh Keo, TJ Yates, and even Mr. Irrelevant, but nothing on Reed.

RunninRaven · Aug 5, 2011

Khal80 said: ↑

Its not just one single media pundit, The word "soft" has been used to describe the Texans for a few seasons now.

You shed the label by winning. I agree it sucks that our players have to verbally defend themselves, but until we start winning...itll just be a label that well have to discredit
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I'm not claiming that it isn't something they won't have to disprove on the field, I'm just claiming it does no good to argue against it through the media. And all the responses that have come out lately have all been directed towards the one media pundit (Lombardi was his name?), regardless of what people have said in the past.

Scarface281 · Aug 5, 2011

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He has had three pretty impressive seasons. I feel like Mario could put up big numbers as he will have more chances to rush the quarterback and better opportunities to get their with the offensive line not knowing who will rush. I think it's an interesting trade proposal especially if Mario has a down year and does not want to return to Houston. If he has a big year, then we will have to pay huge money to him and possibly lose out on Foster. Tough desicions ahead for our front office.
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Maybe. The salary cap is due to increase the season after next (new TV deals), so we should be able to keep both Foster and Mario on long term deals. Just give them nice signing bonuses the first year so it doesn't count against the cap.

monkeyboy32 · Aug 5, 2011

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Because Dumerville has already proven that, when healthy, he's a dominant 3-4 outside LB. Mario has proven that, when healthy, he's very often a dominant 4-3 DE. But neither has proven anything in the other defensive scheme, and it seems unlikely that either one would end up being better than the other at their new 3-4/4-3 scheme, if that makes sense.

In other words, I doubt Mario will be getting more sacks than Dumerville as an outside LB in the 3-4, and I doubt Dumerville will be better than Mario as a DE in the 4-3.
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The suggested trade was Mario for Von Miller, not Dumerville.

rcoleman15 · Aug 5, 2011

Two new podcasts via 1560am through Lance Zierlein's The Z Report on chron.com:

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The NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi joined me on 1560 The Game to talk about his comments regarding the Houston Texans being soft. It was a spirited 25 minutes and I think you will enjoy it:
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Texans defensive line coach Bill Kollar takes a few minutes after practice to go one on one with me about the defensive line and the changes with the 3-4:
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DonkeyMagic · Aug 5, 2011

weslinder said: ↑

Has anyone commented on how Brooks Reed is doing in camp? I've heard reports about Watts, Harris, Shiloh Keo, TJ Yates, and even Mr. Irrelevant, but nothing on Reed.
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i can't recall where i heard/saw it but it was in the first couple of days of practice and the comment was that he was picking things up quickly and made minimal errors.

Cannonball · Aug 5, 2011

monkeyboy32 said: ↑

The suggested trade was Mario for Von Miller, not Dumerville.
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Raven Lunatic was the one who came up with the initial proposal which was for Dumerville. Tmacfor35 brought up Miller in response to RL's post.

rcoleman15 · Aug 5, 2011

Link:
http://texans.studiotigaapps.net/transcripts/august-5,-2011-pm-practice.aspx

Houston Texans Transcripts
Training Camp Practice #10 (Afternoon)
Friday, August 5, 2011

Head Coach Gary Kubiak:

(on if there's any update on RB Arian Foster's injury) "He just tightened up this morning his hamstring. I didn't have him do anything this afternoon. We'll see. We'll see tomorrow. It's kind of one of those deals where hopefully we caught it before he did something that could have had him out for a while. We'll see. He'll be day-to-day."

(on if there's any update on the guys who got sick) "We sent them home, actually. They were feeling so bad, sent Andre (Johnson) home, sent OD (Owen Daniels) home and then the young man, (Steven) Friday, the rookie here. We've got them in bed and hopefully this thing doesn't keep occurring. It's been about three days in a row now, but hopefully they're back. Everybody that's had the problem has come right back the next day."

(on if he's concerned about RB Arian Foster's injury) "I'm really not. Hopefully we caught it before something happened that would be a problem. He's had this issue before. If you remember two years ago as a rookie, he had a little bit of this issue, so we'll be smart with him and get him back as quick as we can."

(on if RB Arian Foster might change the way he runs due to an injury) "He looked so dang good this morning. He practiced about 40 minutes this morning. He looked really good. I know he's had a good offseason. I know he worked really hard and I think Arian (Foster) will be fine. Hopefully it's just a strain and we're okay."

(on TE Owen Daniels' illness) "We sent him home. He and Andre (Johnson) are both sick and (Steven) Friday, the young free agent. We sent them all home."

(on if he's concerned about the sickness getting around to the team) "I know. You worry about it because it seems like we wake up every day and we got about four or five guys we start the day off with it. Hopefully we're done with it, but we'll see."

(on if there are any other health issues) "No, we're fine. Like I said, just Arian (Foster), but everybody else is out here this afternoon, so we're okay."

(on keeping the team concentrated tomorrow with the fans there) "It helps when the fans are here because it's a long hard hot day out there. We need to get everybody in pads tomorrow. We kind of took at look at the guys that hadn't been with us today and how they were out there physically and I thought they looked pretty good. We'll just come back and bang for a couple days, but keep an eye on those guys too. Are they ready to go as long as the other guys? I think we're still in that situation probably for a couple more days."

(on FB Lawrence Vickers) "He looked good. It's just one day. He's obviously a hundred-miles-an-hour type of guy. You can tell he's an emotional guy, plays hard. We didn't have pads on today so I think he'll show up tomorrow, so we'll watch him tomorrow."

(on RB Steve Slaton) "I'm impressed with him because let's think about it; he ran for 1,200 yards as a rookie and all of a sudden things don't work out. He's got some problems putting the ball on the ground. He goes through a serious surgery. A guy comes in for him and leads the league in rushing. He's had a lot of reasons to say, 'Oh, boy.' but he hasn't. He's worked hard, he's having a good camp and he's here every day busting his tail. I'm impressed. Steve can play in this league and he can be successful in this league. I think he's got his priorities in line. I think he'll be fine."

(on the difference in CB Kareem Jackson from last year to this year) "The scheme that we're running is the one that Kareem (Jackson) ran in college. Instantly, there's a comfort zone for him right there. He's taken to (Defensive Backs Coach) Vance (Joseph) and what we're doing. It's like I told you guys, good players go through rough years or rookie years and then they come right back, play with confidence and that's what I see going on right now early on."

(on CB Brandon Harris) "He's doing really good. He's kind of playing the nickel. When we drafted him, we thought he was ready to play inside in the slot in those situations right away. Bring him along outside, he's done a good job, very smart kid, good player. There's a lot of people back there right now, so we'll see how it pans out."

(on if CB Brandon Harris plays like a coach's son) "Yeah, he's a very sharp kid. He really is. We knew a lot about him. Andre (Johnson) obviously knew him. He played for his dad and all those things, but this kid plays very good football at Miami too."

(on what he has a chance to do with this team this year) "We'll see. It's very competitive back there. The nickel position in our business is really a starting position nowadays. That's just the way it is because you play so much nickel and dime defensively. I think that's probably where he's trying to fit right now and find his role, but special teams will be a big key."

(on if there's a difference with CB Johnathan Joseph and FS Danieal Manning) "I did. I could just tell two veterans are back in. GQ (Glover Quin) is very comfortable leading the way right now helping Danieal (Manning) get going with what we're doing, but you could sense the presence of two guys that have been doing it in this league and doing it well."

(on WR Andre Johnson's finger injury) "He came out and worked out today. I don't know if you saw him, but he was actually working out. He was feeling so bad so we stopped him, but he'll be fine. They just wanted to stay away from infection. He could probably practice in a couple days, but I'll make a decision. We'll see."
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Running Backs Coach Chick Harris:

(on if it's worse for a running back to get a tweaked hamstring) "It's worse for any athlete to get a nick like that. It doesn't do you well. You've just got to go out, and just rehab, get it ready again and go. Our people will get (Arian Foster) ready, and he'll be ready because he's conscientious about work. He doesn't like to be out. He doesn't like to be out. That's one of the number one things about him. He wants to work. All last year he wouldn't go to the training room because he wanted to be on the field with the players, so that's all we're going to be doing. We're going to be looking at him taking his rehab, getting himself ready to go, and be ready to go again. That's all."
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DE Antonio Smith:

(on ILB DeMeco Ryans wanting to challenge anyone who says the defense is soft) "That's how you have to do it. Put on the pads, Oklahoma drill, take it back to college, let them see how it feels a little bit. I don't believe in it, I don't see it, and you can rest assured if I thought somebody was soft on our defense, you would know it."

(on if he thinks they don't hit enough in practice) "No, not really. You have to put the pads on some time and then you also have to be smart because a lot of players get hurt messing around in training camp trying to blow your friend up and things like that. I've never been the type to say just because I don't hit, or when Coach took the pads off me it made me soft. It's my mindset. If you get it from me on that field you'll know. There's no softness coming here and everybody on the defense is saying, 'Wait, it doesn't matter if you put my pads on, you take my pads off.' If the situation calls for it, my mental mind state is nothing but hard. Hard, that's what I live by, the hard theory. Everybody who's a football player should think that way. If the pads are on, if the pads are off, I'm still the same man on the field."

(on if it's insulting that people say he's soft) "Yeah, that's insulting. Everybody knows that even if I wasn't a, you're not a football player and somebody calls you soft, it's going to hit you to the chest. You also have to be politically correct and stand in front of the camera and straighten up."

(on if he didn't have to be politically correct) "I would say, it's time to meet my katana. My ninja sword, katana, because you have dishonored me."

(on if it would matter more if the softness comments were coming from other players) "I'm going to hit you kind of deep with this one. Some men at heart are followers, so a coach can tell you anything in the meeting room and they're going to go believing, 'Oh this player's soft. This defense is soft,' but once you play, once you get on that field, that's when you find out who's soft or not. That's it. A coach can tell you a player's soft all day long. Their coaches can preach it to them, and the more you preach it to them the more you believe it. You believe, 'Man, this team's soft. They're soft. We're going to go in here and beat them.' If you think we're soft, come on. That's all I have to say. All we can do, talking time is over. It's camp time. We're going in the season, put on the pads, let's go."
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RB Ben Tate:

(on how he would assess the first week of camp) "I think it's gone well. I think this is probably the best I've ever felt going into camp just conditioning-wise, training wise, doing extra work and just knowing the game a lot more."

(on if he needs to have a great camp) "You need to have a great camp every day for everybody. Somebody can come and take your job so every day is a struggle."

(on the increasing reps he's had this week) "When I first got here, I had a lot of reps, second year had a lot of reps so every rep you have is a chance to get better. You have to look at it as you have to be perfect every play."

(on going against the 3-4 defense in practice) "Yeah, I mean I say for myself going against a 4-3 (defense) all the time, now having a 3-4 (defense) makes it a lot easier because you've been working against 4-3's every year but now 3-4 is every day. It's just a lot different. I think what (Defensive Coordinator) Wade (Phillips) is doing and what everybody else is doing is a good look for us."
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and finally a 610am podcast interview with DeMeco Ryans:

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DeMeco Ryans: 90% Healthy

DeMeco Ryans, the Texans’ LB, updates his injury situation and expectations for the 2011 season.
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Link:
http://houston.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcbshouston.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdemeco-ryans-8-5-11.mp3&podcast_name=DeMeco+Ryans&podcast_artist=Ben+Nance&station_id=&audio_link=true&config_file=config.xml&dcid=CBS.HOUSTON

hoopstar · Aug 5, 2011

Is Anthony Hill (TE) still on our roster?
Haven't heard anything about him in forever..

J.R. · Aug 5, 2011

^^Yes he is. Dont ask me anything about him because I dont know.

tmacfor35 · Aug 5, 2011

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=dT5cJSbW0-E

Someone feel free to embed it.

Our new cb J-Jo(Jonathan Joseph).....

ABforPresident · Aug 6, 2011

tmacfor35 said: ↑

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=dT5cJSbW0-E

Someone feel free to embed it.

Our new cb J-Jo(Jonathan Joseph).....
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Your link doesnt work...

tmacfor35 · Aug 6, 2011

ABforPresident said: ↑

Your link doesnt work...
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On YouTube the title is

Bills vs Bengals 2 2010

Jjo with two picks in the quarter. Great playmaking ability.

itony · Aug 6, 2011

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rcoleman15 · Aug 6, 2011

The Texan Tv "Live" link is up and running and for once they are showing the actual practice. Check it out:

Link:
http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-media/videos/LIVE-Texans-Training-Camp-AM-practice-Day-6/13d63d35-546a-4a36-82f0-02291c446ba5

Rox_fan_here · Aug 6, 2011

rcoleman15 said: ↑

The Texan Tv "Live" link is up and running and for once they are showing the actual practice. Check it out:

Link:
http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-media/videos/LIVE-Texans-Training-Camp-AM-practice-Day-6/13d63d35-546a-4a36-82f0-02291c446ba5
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Awesome!

I can't give you more rep hopefully someone else here can. What time does practice start?

rcoleman15 · Aug 6, 2011

Rox_fan_here said: ↑

Awesome!

I can't give you more rep hopefully someone else here can. What time does practice start?
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Thanks and I don't know.

For those that click on the link right now and just see Reliant in the background they were running O-line vs D-line drills then they moved to were the cam is now...the announcer came on a said the reason for this was that this was a part of practice/drill they didn't want broadcast over the web and once done they would return to what they were doing before.

Uprising · Aug 6, 2011

Im at the camp, pretty neat. Nice seeing the players again

Uprising · Aug 6, 2011

Damn, Vickers is a big dude. Hitting people like a line backer on these drills. Picking the dudes up. Lol.

And holy hell is Toliver tall

rcoleman15 · Aug 6, 2011

Link:
http://texans.studiotigaapps.net/transcripts/august-6,-2011-am-practice.aspx

Houston Texans Transcripts
Training Camp Practice #11 (Morning)
Saturday, August 6, 2011

Head Coach Gary Kubiak:

(on how it felt to be out there with the fans) "It helps practice. It helps a great deal because obviously training camp is a grind and to get everybody out here, I think gets the players' juices flowing. I thought that was our best practice of the year as a football team. Good, glad to see them all out here."

(on how far along the players who started camp on Thursday are) "I think they're still a little behind the other guys. Their bodies are probably hurting a little bit more right now as they catch up, but I think as we get at it tomorrow morning, I'll give them a big break. I think by the time we get going again next week, we ought to all be about on the same page."

(on if he's happy with the team's performance after a week) "No, I wish we were a lot further along, but I know the process. I know the time we missed, but with what time we've had, we've had some really good work. I think, defensively, the progression has been excellent. I think they've practiced very well. I think, offensively, we're behind right now. We're missing some guys. We don't have Andre (Johnson) at practice. Arian (Foster) doesn't practice. This game's not easy. You got to be out there for us to get better. We need to get those guys healthy and back on the field, but we will get better through the problems too because younger guys are stepping up making plays."

(on the status of WR Andre Johnson and RB Arian Foster) "I think Andre (Johnson) could practice tomorrow. We'll see. I think Arian's (Foster) definitely going to miss a few days. I think he'll be day-to-day, but he won't be back before we come back from our break after tomorrow."

(on when ILB Brian Cushing will be back practicing) "Cush (Brian Cushing), we have a goal for him; the middle of next week. We'll see if it holds. That's what we're pushing to."

(on if RB Derrick Ward is sick) "Derrick's (Ward) just gassed. Derrick's taken a lot carries and he's just gassed. I tell you what, our three running backs practiced an hour and a half by themselves. It was impressive. Really good."

(on if it's the numbers game being out in the heat during training camp) "I think that's kind of training camp. It kind of goes on, but the fact that Arian (Foster) hasn't been a part of practice the whole time, that's not unusual for one of your backs to get worn out. It's exciting because I watched (Steve) Slaton practice today. Steve's practicing well. (Chris) Ogbonnaya is really making a push to make this team and to me, (Ben) Tate, that's as good as Tate has practiced around here. Our guys need to know that and I told them hey, we've got problems, whoever lines up at running back for us is going to play good and they did that today."

(on if anyone stuck out to him today) "I would say it's a team deal this morning because we put them through a good one. We pushed them. We asked them to give their best at the end of practice. I liked the attention to detail. I just think it was a good overall practice."

(on if he thinks about being only nine days away from playing a game) "That's the scary part. Don't remind me of that. That's unusual. I think it's one of the toughest decisions we're going to have to make as compared to other years about this time next week is who's ready to go play. Do we have some guys that aren't ready to step on the field yet? That'll be a little different than it has been in years past."

(on if not knowing who will be ready to play is going to dictate how much the starters play) "It could. It also could be on an individual basis. It's a tough decision to make for us as coaches, but there's a lot more things to put into it than there have been in the past. We'll wait and see. I can let you guys no more at the end of next week."
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TE Owen Daniels:

(on re-signing with the Texans in March) "It's just because it's a business and you see guys change teams where you never thought they ever would. It's just the unknown. I always tried to say to myself, if I could stay here I would. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. I've learned that in terms of moving to a different city, playing for another team, another coach. There's a lot of changes, a lot of unknowns there. I'm really comfortable playing in this offense with this team. I want to see it through. I want to help us get to where this franchise has never gotten before. That will weigh heavily in my decision."

(on if being a showcase player in this offense would be automatic) "I've had a lot of opportunities to make plays in the past. Tight ends are a big part of this offense, whether we're running one tight end, two tight ends, three tight ends at times, very tight-end friendly. I saw no point in going somewhere else where it might not be featured as much. I fit in well here. I have a great relationship with the quarterback and saw no reason to leave."

(on if he likes being in camp this year working) "Yeah, man, it's way better than being by myself working with the trainer and sitting around and watching. That's no fun. That's not what football players like to do. As much as camp is a grind, it's something that is necessary to a point. I think you'll see a lot more; I'll be a lot more consistent in the beginning of this year than I was last year just in terms of how I am physically and being really able to get this work in during camp."

(if there's a mental aspect of camp he needs) "Mentally it's always good to knock the rust off and refresh myself with the offense. It's good for everybody. I was able to do that in meetings last year. That wasn't anything that I missed. It was more the get-in-football-shape, knocking-rust-off-of-the-football-fundamentals. I'm able to do that now and feeling really good."
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RB Arian Foster:

(on if he is in a precautionary mode with his hamstring injury) "I think anytime you have a hamstring injury, you have to rest it. That's the only thing that can heal it. So that's what we're doing right now."

(on if he is worried about his hamstring injury) "No."

(on if he had a little too much energy or pent-up adrenaline when he injured his hamstring) "Probably. I probably was going a little bit too hard, feeling good being back on the first day, but that's part of life, so you have to roll with it."

(on his initial reaction when he realized he tweaked his hamstring) "I tweaked my hamstring."

(on head coach Gary Kubiak's comment that he has problems with his hamstring in the past) "Well, I popped my hamstring in the Senior Bowl and then I had tweaked in training camp my rookie year."

(on how long it took him to feel good the last time he tweaked his hamstring) "About a week."

(on if his last hamstring injury was on the same leg) "I can't even remember, actually. I think it might have been the other one."

(on if a hamstring injury is frightening for a running back) "No. Knee injuries are frightening. Hamstrings are part of the business."

(on what he can do to work his way back to health with his injury) "Rest. Lightly stretch it with a little bit of ice."

(on what he can gain from watching practice instead of participating) "You just get to sharpen your skills mentally. You get to see the plays before they're ran, so you see them. You just go over your assignment and get more detailed mentally."

(on if there is a part of him that wants to prove that his performance last year wasn't a fluke) "No. I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong. I'm trying to play the game of football. I can't go around trying to prove everybody right, or wrong."

(on if the media can expect to see 1,400- and 1,500-yard performances from him every year) "You can expect whatever you want. I'm just going to go play the game."

(on if he just goes out with the mindset to run to daylight) "Yeah. You can't worry about what people think. People are negative. People are dream-killers. You can't worry about what they think."

(on what he's seen from FB Lawrence Vickers since he joined the team) "Well, he's still learning the system and things like that but I'm more than confident he'll come along and be a valuable option for us."

(on his level of concern about his hamstring injury) "It's just a hamstring. It's a muscle, a soft-tissue injury that will heal, eventually."

(on how frustrating it is to pull his hamstring) "You want to be out here practicing with you teammates. It gets a little frustrating."
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S Glover Quin:

(on differences switching from cornerback to safety) "Just reads, because as a corner you're pretty much playing your receiver. As a safety you have to play tight ends, you have to read run game, you have to read pass game, you have to cover bigger bodies. It is getting your eyes right and making your reads quicker."

(on what he talks to S Danieal Manning about) "We just talk about a lot of stuff. Just football and things we want to do, things we like to do, and just how we can get better and work with each other. We just have good dialogue with each other and make it work."

(how CB Kareem Jackson has looked so far) "Great. He looks more focused to me this year. He looks better. He's in shape. He looks ready to go."

(on if CB Johnathan Joseph has set a tone with the defensive backs) "I mean, I think we're all setting a tone with each other. We have a good group of guys and we're all competing with each other and we're all battling. We're just pushing each other and pumping each other up and we're having fun."
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DE Antonio Smith:

(on DE J.J. Watt) "He works hard, he's a dog. He's got some quickness, he's got some power, he plays with leverage, good hands and he's got some of the raw talents that you would need to be a great defensive lineman in this game."

(on the things he's teaching DE J.J. Watt) "Technique stuff, little cheat stuff that you can do to help your game out. That has been about the extent of my teaching, the things I have picked up through the years that I can give to him."

(on if DE J.J. Watt has been receiving the rookie treatment) "Not as much; a little bit. He can carry a couple of pads but I don't see him with no pads right now, so he's slacking."
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